City Hunter In Seoul

[Brandy Nauman]

Ayoung man raised in Thailand returns to Korea under a false identity to work in the Blue House... and enact some serious vigilante justice against the people responsible for his father's death. But when he falls for one of the other Blue House agents, his plans get complicated.

On the car ride, Nana squirms at the level of very public foreplay going on in the backseat, missing out on the fact that all Yoon-sung seems to be doing is staring in the rearview mirror at HER. Um, awkward.

So she stands outside the car, kicking it for a while, which sets off the alarm and manages to grab his attention. He runs down in his bathrobe, but by the time he gets downstairs, Nana has seen her phone ring with a call from the hospital, and has rushed off.

While her father gets the operation, Nana receives a phone call, accepting her into the Blue House as a secret service agent-in-training. She jumps for joy and soon after reports to her first day of training, nervous and happy.

Yoon-sung gets paired up with Nana, and he basically lets her body slam the hell out of him, to keep up geeky appearances. She insists that he hand over his bank account number so that she can repay him, refusing to let it go.

Yoon-sung tells him that he wants to find a way to destroy Lee Kyung-wan that he can live with, like getting him caught for doing something that people will never forgive him for. Dad seems pleased with his initiative, so he plans to stand by and let Yoon-sung call the shots.

As they leave the hospital, Nana sees the children eating more bread out on the street, and they panic and run away. She asks Yoon-sung to chase after them, and they nearly get run over by none other than Lee Kyung-wan himself, on his way to drop off his son.

yay! thanks for the recap. i'm getting more on board with city hunter. They've set up the storyline pretty well so far, albeit there's nothing too new there with the storyline. i like how the hero isn't squeaky clean, and although it doesn't excuse his actions, i think it'll make the drama more interesting.

I agree with you on "very pretty to look at". Mind you i am not just talking about the cast which, the picture as a whole. Very clean, it remind me of Dr.Champ and Bad Guy.

And Love the OST, which is always a plus point.

I also thought I wasn't going to watch past ep 1, but I am in love. Oh Lee Min Ho, sigh. This drama is actually a really good mix of romance, suspense, action, and drama so far. I really like Kim Na Na as well. You're right, there's somethign so clean about the way it's executed.

Oh I actually really liked a man called god.

besides from the obvious crappy script it was actually pretty fun to watch.

I guess it was one of those dramas that took alot of patience to understand, but once you gave it a chance it was okay.

So far city hunter is doing a batter job at the whole revengful plot thing.

Plus this has some Aclass vet actors and a good writing team.

Give it a few more episodes to take over your penchant for 'best love'

Same here!

Many people have said not to see the similarity between the manga and the drama, but I don't think so. Although there are many differences between the two the vibe I get from the main leads' (easy-going and cool guy / kick-ass girl) interraction is the very same...

1.they implemented even the secretary thing: with the contract relationship - making it even more obvious he ain't a merely employer - she has an honor debt - so she won't give up that easily to be errand-doer

2. the guy is an Ass and a PLAYBOY but we love him anyway

3. all manga cases were had gorgeous women : in this episode we saw already one

4. his sense of justice is the same as in manga - and they played this card in a way that went straight to my heart

5.they need to improve the cliffhanger thing at the end of each episode coz this time wasn't there

Though I still think Lee Shi-young should've been given this role, Park Min-young is growing on me as kickass Nana. However, sometimes I see Kim Yoon-shik, darn it! Some facial expressions are maybe personally Min-young's that she brought on for her SKKS' role and that I would forever associate with Yoon-shik. Nevertheless, I hope her kickass character remains consistent 'til the end. I have some rather painful memories of (self-proclaimed) "strong" heroines that ended up being damsels in distress rescued again and again (think Pierce Brosnan Bond girls. Gah!) Yeah, that's one reason I bailed out early on a certain mon-tues drama because she was so darn plucky in the beginning but she's turning to be so boring and two-dimensional for my (exquisite kdrama heroine) taste.

I like Hara in Invincible Youth but judgment's still out on her acting skills. And what's with her make-up and clothes? Is she like the bridesmaid to PMY's bride that she has to look that bad? I know she's prettier than that.

I was also surprised at the weird cliffhanger on this episode but I'm actually more bothered with the sound effects in this drama. Sometimes it's just too loud that it sounds inappropriate for that particular scene. It's like the background sound stays on the same volume for the whole run of the drama.

JB & GF: Thank you again for continuing this recap. Got my hopes up earlier when I saw the thumbnail pic for City Hunter at the bottom of your site under In Progress Recapped Series. Take your time please with City Hunter so you can get enough sleep. I love that you both liked CH so far because I got really annoyed at some other blog sites I've checked covering CH and their judgment on CH was just way-off and negative. And I really loved going to their blogs too. Even if I knew all along that they're not as objective as you two in your recaps. *sigh* I'm off to read this again and watch part 2 of 1N2D's actress special. I'm excited about your recaps on that too!

agreed about her facial expressions! i kept seeing kim yoon shik too. for example her little tongue-stick out... i was thinking who actually sticks out their tongue when hanging up laundry? and it was something quite characteristic of kim yoon shik, no? i distinctly remember him/her doing that in the skks. well i guess it's just a park min young thing. hmm so-so about her acting.

Hm, I don't know about BOF but He wasn't more good than SYJ in PT! You watched her others dramas or movies? Because if you did you would know how well she played Ga In... she played very well how her character was to meant to be!

You could say that about all dramas, but from what I've seen from BOF, LMH knows how to play the cold faced urban guy pretty well and thats required here so I would disagree and say that he's the best for this role and casting was done well.

I think this combination of actors and actresses (Goo Hara aside because we haven't seen enough of her acting) is well suited for this drama. This is the BEST combo. Usually good potential dramas muck up by having a bad group of second leads or a so-so actress/actor but this casting was done and collectively is fantastic.

I'm soooo happy they let him keep his mischievous and playful side and haven't turned him into a totally grim revengeful hero his 'Dad' is!

I almost cry of happiness when I hear Min-ho's laughter :D

And also, I'm strangely addicted to the violin soundtrack

I didnt really like the first ep, but this one really caught my interest. I like the way the heroes look together, and the plot is really unusual. Looks like they spend good money on production.

And Lee Min Ho in the shower right away in the sec ep, yaaayy.. cant wait for ep 3

you dont know how much i've been refreshing this blog for 2 days now just for this...and how worried and sad i was when day after day passed wondering if you ladies are so disappointed with the episode especially when other articles keep coming out.

i dont mind waiting at all. i know you both are so busy what with so many dramas to recap. but with no words from you girls about if this drama will take a while to come out, my mind gone wild thinking of many possibilities.

hells yes. i am loving this drama. i was surprised at the preview, because things seemed to be going a bit too quickly. i'm already dreading the conflicts that will arise between surrogate father and son as he fights all the evil in the city, between the two protagonists ...

i'm surprised people commented on the acting in a negative light. i've always thought LMH acted outstandingly, even if the dramas he starred in weren't ... uh, top notch. the leads are great with a range of emotions, and the older cast are some of the best.

this is going to be an awesome drama. LMH is okay... i actually really can't wait to see the next drama Kim soo hyun is going to be in after Dream high, i reckon he's a really awesome actor. But i love Park min young and Hara seems ok too, but by far the most interesting character is the badass surrogate father! fuck he is soooo slick and the badddest mofo out... i can't wait to see him kick ass all over Seoul

and the ahjusshi. what is his connection to Nana? hmm..

Only problem with City Hunter is the main love interest always dies. If the main guy actually falls seriously in love with a woman she is... dead. So if they stay true to the series, this is gonna have a sad, sad moment at some point. :(

Did you guys ever think that one day, to surprise you, that one of these gorgeous K-men would show up and plant one on you for the publicity? I mean, if someone deserves a hot wet one from LMHot, for example, it is you two.

Second episode check-list to maintain viewership:

1. Shower scene, but only a teasing one? Check!

2. LMHot's insanely cute giggle? Check!

3. Wolfish appearing-to-devour-the-girl kiss? Check!

Kind of an expensive way to spend their "ratings getting" capital, but I am really happy they brought out the good china. Maybe that means they plan on a gorgeous spread for us every episode? I hope!

I liked how I felt watching this, giggly, a couple of "Ohhh!" and some "Ah-has!" and every time I stared deep into his eyes, they were beautiful. When they weren't on screen, I waited ever so not patiently for them to return. Then, when he came back, he brought his eyes with him and I scanned them again, checking to see if they were still beautiful, and they were, and it was good. *sigh*

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